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Video: The history of kid cities, a series of fake miniature towns in which children can role-play as adults [1:13:36]
youtube.com

How AI Revolutionized Protein Science, but Didn’t End It
quantamagazine.org

Ethereal Pillars of Creation come to life in new 3D visualization
popsci.com

Josephine Butler: the forgotten feminist who fought the UK police – and their genital inspections
theguardian.com

You Can Now See Thousands of Pablo Picasso’s Works in a New Online Archive
smithsonianmag.com

Video: Could we build a miniature sun on Earth? [4:53]
youtube.com

Did the First Australians Keep Dingoes as Pets?
nytimes.com

Whistleblower warned Boeing of flaws in 787 planes that could have ‘devastating consequences’
cnn.com

Specific bacteria in the gut associated with food addiction
news-medical.net

Bolivian police arrest leader of apparent coup attempt
bbc.com

Detective work enables Perseverance Mars rover team to revive SHERLOC instrument
phys.org

Russian satellite breaks up in space, forces ISS astronauts to shelter
reuters.com

NASA picks SpaceX to carry ISS to its watery graveyard after 2030
phys.org

Russia Opens Secret Trial of U.S. Reporter Accused of Espionage
nytimes.com

How Coffee Helped the Union Caffeinate Their Way to Victory in the Civil War
smithsonianmag.com

A Surprising Climate Find
nytimes.com

The Real Treasure Was Not Gold: Surprise Discovery Reveals Secrets of Ancient Greek Shipwreck
scitechdaily.com

Harvard, the human remains trade, and collectors who fuel the market
wbur.org

Generative AI Can’t Cite Its Sources
theatlantic.com • Without paywall

How the Goldenrod Plant is Challenging Traditional Views of Intelligence
ubuntuvillageusa.org

Fossil of Neanderthal child with Down’s syndrome hints at early humans’ compassion
theguardian.com

Rhino horns injected with radioactive material in bid to curb poaching
aol.com

A black hole made from pure light is impossible, thanks to quantum physics
sciencenews.org

How Did the Case Against Alec Baldwin Go so Far?
nytimes.com

Video: Watch How This Artisan Turns a Single Sheet of Gold Into an Ornate Teapot [14:18]
mymodernmet.com

A New Way to Predict Earthquakes
nautil.us

A New Aluminum Alloy Is About to Drive the Evolution of Engines
popularmechanics.com

Toys can change your life
technologyreview.com

Daily multivitamins do not help people live longer, major study finds
theguardian.com

Boiling rocks from Earth’s crust tore an ocean into Mongolia 410 million years ago
livescience.com

Why is mystery object Cygnus X-3 so bright? Astronomers may now have the answer
space.com

Study: Active, Seafloor Hydrothermal Systems on Small Ocean Worlds Could Support Life
sci.news

The brain makes lots of waste. Now scientists think they know where it goes
npr.org

How This Self-Taught Guitarist Became a Music Legend
smithsonianmag.com

Jupiter’s Most Stunning Images Captured by NASA’s JunoCam in Sharp Detail
mymodernmet.com

A Diving Crew Went on a Routine Expedition—and Uncovered a ‘Numbing’ Ancient Treasure
popularmechanics.com

International scheme to tax billionaires’ wealth technically feasible, study finds
theguardian.com

The fascinating sex lives of insects
theconversation.com

Overthrowing Our Tech Overlords
noemamag.com

This Rubens Painting Vanished During World War II. Now, It’s Returning Home to a Castle in Germany
smithsonianmag.com

The frogs of Puerto Rico have a warning for us
vox.com

Self-healing ‘living skin’ can make robots more humanlike — and it looks just as creepy as you’d expect
livescience.com • (see also)

Supershoes are reshaping distance running
technologyreview.com

Parkinson’s Link to Gut Bacteria Suggests Unexpected, Simple Treatment
sciencealert.com

Video: This is Where Skyscrapers Are Tested Before They’re Built [13:20]
youtube.com • (see also)

Discovery of vast sex differences in cellular activity has major implications for disease treatment
phys.org

Inside the US government’s brilliantly boring websites
technologyreview.com

Scientists dramatically increase worm’s life expectancy in ageing study
cosmosmagazine.com

The Lies Los Angeles Was Built Upon
theatlantic.com

Satellite Collision Prediction Lost During Recent Solar Storm
discovermagazine.com

What would it be like to stand on the surface of Titan?
planetary.org

Missing hiker survives by drinking water gathered in boot
bbc.com

Video: Why People Prefer More Pain [17:02]
youtube.com • (see also)

How long would it take to reach Planet 9, if we ever find it?
space.com

Video: This Disease is Deadlier Than The Plague [10:52]
youtube.com • Unrelated

Engineers Discovered the Spectacular Secret to Making 17x Stronger Cement
popularmechanics.com

How long does DNA stay on clothes?
thetech.org

In Search of the Rarest Book in American Literature: Edgar Allan Poe’s Tamerlane
lithub.com

Newly Decoded Scroll Solves Mysteries of Plato’s Death
popularmechanics.com

You might feel you can trust your gut to tell right from wrong, but the friction of social change shows that you can’t
aeon.co